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Your Source For The Best In BasketballMon, 14 Mar 2016 23:25:37 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8By: Darksaberhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508885
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:21:49 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508885Rick C. and the 2 Jasons: Dallas Mavericks obstacles to advancing in tje Playoffs. Same ish as last season.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508843
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:33:42 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508843That’s what I said the other day! You force Artest to be a force and you negate Bynum’s advantage. Then you see if your superstar can out score their superstar. That seems like an obvious move for Dallas.
]]>By: T-Moneyhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508821
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:57:04 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508821It baffles me that Carlisle won’t go with Dirk at the 3 vs LA. Ron-Ron won’t hurt you with offense anyways!
]]>By: Darksaberhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508687
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:15:50 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508687Sometimes i can’t believe the amount NBA coaches earn for obvious displays of incompetence.
Case in point, the Mavs crunchtime lineup was:
Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Chandler.
Lakers went with: Fish, Kobe’s, Artest and their twin towers.
Against most teams, i’d say Dallas lineup has a very good chance of winning, especially when Marion and Dirk were shooting a combined 21-39 from the field. Too bad Terry (Playoff weak spot alert!) was shaking in his boots again.

Now Coach Rick had two viable options on the bench to counter the Lakers size/brawn. Haywood (who in 14 mins had grabbed 8 rebounds compared to Tyson’s 6 for the game) and Mahinmi, who is not too bad in limited mins.

How different the game may have looked if Mavs had used this lineup in crunchtime:
Terry (still shot slightly better that Jason-overmatched-no shotmaking-Kidd), Marion, Dirk (wow, how novel, he can shoot over Artest and get him into foul trouble as well), Chandler (more mobile at the 4 and did a GREAT job on Pau defensively) and Haywood!
Coach Carlisle’s inability or stubborness to adjust to and exploit other team’s lineup’s is gonna cost Dallas this postseason again.

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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:31:31 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508643After watching that Mavs game, my dislike of Jason Terry has reached new heights. Here’s a game where Kobe is hurt and still shooting bricks, Pau and Bynum are doing there thing and Marion has possibly his best performance of the season, but Terry shrinks yet again under the spotlight. Just as in the las two postseasons. Very disappointing. The last 2 Mavs plays were on him. Messed up the screen with Dirk on the right wing, then bricked an easy layup up close. Terrible.
Mavs could have pulled that one out if just one more player had stepped up (yes you, Ason) on offense.
Dirk’s decision to pass on his last shot attempt was also cringe worthy. He’d just scored 6 in a row and on a possibly game tying drive, he overspins and tries dropping it off to Chandler?! Damn.
Freaking yellow/purple gang.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:23:37 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508488cp3 is better than d will, but d wills size gives him an advantage
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:06:18 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508338Cosign Allen and Jukai.
]]>By: Jukaihttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508335
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:04:55 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508335Allball: Everything Allen says is right. 100%. Time to take a step back and realize yer bias, bro.
]]>By: The Philosopherhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508324
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:46:28 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508324I believe that the Lakers game was the turning point to the Heat’s season. It may come together now.
I hope I’m right.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508291
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:14:54 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508291Lol. There is a difference between having a bias and letting that bias cloud everything you do. A huge, massive difference. Besides we aren’t talkig about who is the bestnlaywr we are talking about your decision to compare Paul to Deron and pretend that Paul is a saint.
Paul demanded better players that is how the ended up with the corpse of James Posey. The only real difference us that Utah could afford to let Deron walk and the Hornets can’t. They can’t rebuild and survive financially.
And do you believe 21 on 16 shots is somehow vastly superior to 20 on 15? Lol
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:30:09 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508254The next “Separated at Birth of the day” should be JJ Barea and the yellow dude from “Sin City”.
]]>By: AllBallhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508243
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:21:27 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508243Also, i’m done debating CP/DW with you, as we go round in circles. Any comment’s you post in reply to this topic I am going to read, but not reply.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:19:17 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508240CP averaged 21 and 23 on 16 shot’s.
Let’s stop this premise that you are in anyway neutral on this. You have said that you have disliked Paul since his rookie year when he came in and did well, and that you have been down with Deron since his Illinois day’s. You are as biased as I am, yet I am honest about it.
There is a huge difference between the two, CP didn’t push out the longest running head coach in major U.S professional sport’s.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:09:35 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508234My comments won’t show up.
Damnit.
]]>By: Allenphttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508233
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:09:03 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508233No. Utah traded Deron because they weren’t sure they could sign him and figured theybwould be fine as a franchise even if they had to rebuild. They have that sort of support in salt lake..
In comparison, the Hornets had to have our state’s governor beg fans to come out and support the hornets despite a ridiculous start to the season despite everyone expecting them to suffer. The Hornets can’t trade Paul and hope to survive so they had to let the rumors swirl and ride things out. That is the only difference between the two sitautions.
Deron asked for help so has Paul. Deron has pouted so has Paul. Deron kept his options open so did Paul. Paul hasn’t clashed win a coach but every coach has catered to him something Sloan didnfor.no one.
There is no real difference. Your opinion of Deron is based on reports from the same person who impuned Paul but you are choosing to ignore the info about Paul.
Of and Deron is averaging 20 on 15 shots. Last time I checked that is the same thing Paul did when he averaged 20+ points.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:06:12 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508228No. Utah traded Deron because they weren’t sure they could sign him and figured theybwould be fine as a franchise even if they had to rebuild. They have that sort of support in salt lake..
In comparison, the Hornets had to have our state’s governor beg fans to come out and support the hornets despite a ridiculous start to the season despite everyone expecting them to suffer. The Hornets can’t trade Paul and hope to survive so they had to let the rumors swirl and ride things out. That is the only difference between the two sitautions.
Deron asked for help so has Paul. Deron has pouted so has Paul. Deron kept his options open so did Paul. Paul hasn’t clashed win a coach but every coach has catered to him something Sloan didnfor.no one.
There is no real difference. Your opinion of Deron is based on reports from the same person who impuned Paul but you are choosing to ignore the info about Paul.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:33:31 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508195Deron forced himself out of Utah, we both know that. CP has had many chances to do that in the NO, and he hasn’t. All this may change, but as of right now, you can’t compare the two.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:32:20 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508194Allen, explain to me Paul’s antic’s. Did Paul ever actually say that he wanted to get moved? There were reports that he “demanding a trade”, yet one meeting with the new NO brass and he was set. When asked about where he is going to play he is not non-committal, as Deron was, and still is.
Chris Paul often expresses his love for the city, and has said that he want’s to win in the NO.
Did Deron ever say that?
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:23:12 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508185I call BS on that. So we gonna ignore Paul’s antics prior to the season? Figures.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:19:34 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508181I love how the Bulls are responding to the added pressure from the outside. Drose 5 three’s in the 1st quarter and a super sick dunk in the 3rd.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:01:09 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508171Comparing New Jersey to New Orleans is ridiculous.
Deron has zero chance of playing in the play-off’s this year.
Comparing there lack of aggressiveness is also ridiculous. Deron is shooting 15 shot’s a game this year, CP only 11. CP is coming off major surgery, Deron has a strained tendon in his wrist.
Deron forced his way out of Utah with his comment’s on leaving next year, and the nail in the coffin was his refusal to run certain play’s in the Chicago game (Sloan’s last game).
CP is focused on winning only. Deron is focused on the bright light’s.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:55:49 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508168Relevant in regard to what?
The Hornet’s can absolutely beat any team in the West not named L.A. The reason they can’t beat L.A, they are not big enough. They are 0-3 against them this year, likely to finish 0-4. One game, CP had 21,15 on 70% shooting and they lost.
Against the Mav’s they are 2-1 with one more game to play. They split the Series with San An, and lost the series 1-3 to OKC, two of those losses were by 5 point’s or less.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:49:52 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508166Stop it allball Cp3’s team is not relevant anymore. I’m just glad Paul is finally back to being aggressive offensively. Him and deron are finally playing great consistent ball this year but the season for both will soon come to a close
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:44:42 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508165Yeah, Grizzlies are still that, they might just be missing their best player in Rudy Gay…
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:30:29 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508158Watching CP last night got me thinking to Jay Z, The Ruler’s Back.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:29:21 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508157Luol Deng, yet again, playing out of his skin. Give him the credit he deserves people.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:29:12 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508156Allen, I don’t think the Mav’s are real contenders. I think they were before Butler went down, but when your 6th man becomes your starter etc etc, it create’s a whole knock on effect.
Did you see that article which showed that Ariza is one of the 6 worst shooter’s in the last 30 year’s? If his FT % becomes any worse, he will be one of the 2 worst shooter’s over the last 30. I’ll gladly take back that he is better than Deng, or a better fit than Deng. His slightly better defense does not make up for that kind of ineptitude.
The Grizz are still likely to make the play-offs, and match up pretty good with San An.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:26:59 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508154@Allenp: the Mags? lmao
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:24:27 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508153Remember when the Grizzlies were the sexy team to make the playoffs? lol…The Knicks take swag away from teams, and send them on losing streaks. lol
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:22:08 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508151Mags were down 2 with 20 seconds left. Not sure how that proves they aren’t a contender. Bynum had an incredible game and that covered for Kobe. That is all that happened.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:17:44 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508147The Best PG got it in last night.
]]>By: IAMORANGE4EVERhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508146
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:15:51 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508146JR Smith’s game is bi-polar. He’ll have amazing games, and then come out and look like a d-leaguer the next night.
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:12:43 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508142SMH, the Mavs just aren’t contenders in the Western Conference, period. Yes, the Mavs are an exciting regular season team, but when the real season start, they melt down becoming mentally weak and soft under duress, just like their owner. You just can’t measure heart in statistics…
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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:11:08 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508140Chris Paul’s stat’s in the 3 games since he took off all knee padding, 23/14/4/2.5 on 55% shooting.
That includes a game where he got concussed in the 3rd and did not return.
Whoever NO play in the 1st round better hope this is an anomaly. The only team that NO cannot match up with is LA.
]]>By: hoodsnakehttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/post-up-battle-la/#comment-1508137
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:08:43 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=119175#comment-1508137Love the JR Smith caption. And I think Stevie looks more like Noel. Hope the Sixers can bounce back from that loss on the road trip. They’ve been playing great
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